Best looking Votann models by far, amazing paint job.

Bard's alter ego Calamity James coming out in full force with those dice rolls. Love it

Man, that Rogal Dorn to Rogal Done transition was swifter than anticipated...

The Ymir save's value depends on the units you're using. For Beard's list it is VERY good though. Bikers and Zerks in particular benefit. flying obsec with very good anti everything would fit well in absolutely any army in the game and zerks hurt. Also I watched the Adepticon Final last night and it was the same matchup. Adepticon terrain is awful so that matchup was over based on who goes first so it just accentuated how this edition has gone. This game was a much better game to watch than the supermajor final as a resultthough credit to Nass and Arne they were also really fun, just not in a way you can monetise on youtube.

Yes! More votann, and god the paint job is so good I can never get enough of it. Still not quite sure why you have no troops beard

Always a pleasure to watch these two play, especially with IG. I'm not the only one who wants a Tally Ho Supercut, right? XD

Servo-skull Chef, watching these two armies going at each other: "my thousand sons might be in a spot of bother"😂

“Damage ?” “6” … “each?!” 😂😂

Are you kidding me Chef? 0:22 How did you not say "Will it be tally-ho, or will it be heigh-ho?" Or am I just an insane person for knowing that song from the 1938 Snow White movie the dwarfs sing?

I'll never ever reach the incredible level of painting that the guy who painted those votann reached...my god they're magnificent.

Never played 40k, never plan to. I've been binging your bat-reps for weeks now, don't know why I haven't subscribed before just now. But hey, better late than never.

"Victory! Everybody died!" ~Astra Militarum or something

Man, people always get hurt when they go skiing! Hope for a speedy recovery for Lawrence, great game as always!

What I learned from this: shrugs are anti-fun

The cereal ad bit at around 43:30 got me

Beard's after action report says it all "if I hadn't taken X then this game would have been over in turn 2". Glad you guys had fun but this edition needs to go away quickly. Roll on the free rules updates promised for 10th.

Such a great cinematic battle!

First time I ever heard "Praise be Ymir"

Feel like Solar Leontus or whatever his name is is a must pick for a competitive guard list giving out all 3 order types and 3 orders as well as his other buffs

Congrats Bard, good game all round

That tank explosion was epic!

Those flubs on the Rail Cannon hurt me in my soul as a fellow Kin! Also sending this video and the Adepticon final to James Workshop to show Votann don’t need nerfs in 10th 😉

I am 57:11 in and i can FEEL Bards pain... its so palpable

What a cooool batt rep. Loved it. Thanks for proving some entertainment during my drive today guys! Another audio bug?? Think it’s time for a squirrel tail booom mic 😂😍😍

Chef: I appreciate you being the servo skull that knows (almost) all the rules. ZERO shade on Beard of Bard but man....watching games that are played correctly feels good.

Brilliant game, guys. I really enjoyed that. I do love the fun you guys have. Love to have a game with you guys.

THE IMPERIAL BARD!

When the audio broke I was kind of hoping the dialogue would flash up like silent movie flash cards 😂

Another fun game! Awesome job! Mr Beard! Next time if you're feeling particularly cheeky, the Pioneers have a strat that lets you turn off overwatch for those friendly zerks! Concussion Blast! Thanks again for great content!

Beard making so many invulns, you'd think he stole the spider's dice.

Grudgables. Contains 100% of your daily iron intake!

Move move move is +2 to movement and if you chose to advance it is an advance roll of 6

Exciting batrep! Loving the league!

i was just about to go to sleep damn you Tabletop Tactics!!! XD

Man, the paint job on that IG army...

Bards lack of self confidence makes me feel VERY confident in my roll anticipation.

Bard, if you Move Move Move your guardsmen and then advance, it's just an auto 6" advance without the extra 2" move

Is the Beard actually John Cleese?! I'm a Votann fan and just love the interaction between both players. Enjoyable.

Just awesome!

Where can I find the other episodes? Only 1 and 4 are on the KZfaq

The Guard will prove victorious in this league. All will fear the hammer of the Emperor!

Great battle 😁

I would pay top dollar to get a Fletcher masterclass on painting those Votann - my poor Kahl has suffered 3 different colour schemes and I love what he's done

Who's the painter of the Leagues Army? It's an amazing job!!!!✌👍🤟

Pan-spectral spanners are probably what the Time Lords used.

Great Game.

So many angry space dwarves!

Brilliant game guys, quick note, if beard would have based the leman Russ in combat with the Hekaton and kept the Kahl just in engagement range, I'm pretty sure he would have benefitted from look out sir so couldn't have been hit with the flamers (not that it would have made a difference to this outcome but something to think about) Solid game as usual 💪

An Idea: Maybe you use this moments when u have soundproblems with some commentary from the players or editors :) Great Game and great work in general!

I feel very guilty about it, but there's something hugely entertaining about seeing James being very stressed. I wonder if this is what it's like for my opponents...

What model did you use for your Castellan? The head is from the Tempestus Scions , but the body?

21:11 Was the command point being saved for the charge or the actual combat on the Berserks? Because they can reroll their own charges, and the damage seems pretty reliable, so I wouldn't have thought saving a CP was really necessary. Then again, I forgot they do only hit on 4s when I started typing, so I may have just answered my own question... 41:38 Pretty sure Void Armour preventing wound rerolls includes CP rerolls. Not like it changed anything in the moment, but Bard should have another CP

Great game!!!

Only one thing to say: "YMYR SAVE!"

Any chance to get a painting tutorial on these gorgeous Votann?

Awesome battle!

That Astra Mil list is pretty effective and will prove to be a large, armoured thorn in anyone's side.I think a blind mole-rat could wield the Votann to a semblance of victory. This was a good game, despite my prejudices toward the armies from a philosophical perspective.

Ohhh that was tight

21:10 The Emperor protects.

That is alot of 1s on the magna rail

Oh yeah you guys are the ones with the amazing orange and white Votann army I remember now.

Don't blame nurglings! It's obviously vashtor!

Before watching the game. I am worried that the guard doesn't have anywhere near enough infantry.... you generally need 8/10 squads as a bare minimum. I think you will do OK against votan, but you will struggle against any fast combat armies because you have no screening. Looking forward to watching the game.

Bard's list will be cut to pieces against deep striking melee armies. So far i found prefectus order that makes enemies deploy more then 12" away instead of 9" a life saver. 4 vanquishers with élite sharpshooter instead of born soldiers do more damage then a gatekeeper and 3 plasma executioner combined just because they doesn't allow the enemy to save anything. Mortal wounds are useful also on 3 wounds heavy infantry because they splash like Age of Sigmar.

well done guys

Are the two 4's with vengeful salute not hits? Model gets a BS of 5+, but they are shots with a turret weapon.

Nice report, happy to see James get a win this army allows a different playstyle then season 1 for him for sure :D

ah, are we not getting all the League reports on KZfaq? Was wondering why we seemed to skip 2 eps...

Why don't you leave destroyed vehicles on the board? I think it would make great obstacles and can be used as cover

Not Astra vs Orks? 😢🤔 excited for this none the less but where da Waagh at

How do the points in the table work?

*the PANSEXUAL SPAMMER* (incredibly advanced weapon of mass destruction)

Whare can i find how jou paint the voltronn models And color sheam love it

Bard is a treasure.

League babyyyyyyyyyy

This game is a showcase of why I don't run the Magna-Rail on the tank. The number of times I will roll a 1 to hit with a 1-shot weapon cannot be understated. If Beard had hit just one time with that gun, he would have won. To put that into perspective for everyone. Until they boost toughness in 10th edition. I see no reason to not run the other options. Especially considering the judgement token mechanics making weapon strength irrelevant at three tokens. Number of shots beats strength in shots with this army, imo.

Any chance Katie can get Maxine to play World Eaters on a battle report?

Anyone have the title for the song at 0:41?

Did Beard turn his mic off again? 🤣🤣

Sagitaurs split after the game starts and count as two sperate units. i couldnt tell if beard was using them as one unit or two

Ooooh!

Do u sell those dice trays? I really want 1

looks like beards list needs to be updated on the site

I thought that orders only bounced to one other tank?

MAN, I feel like Fortress would look so much better on tracks. I hate those tiny wheels so much 😅

I'm looking forward to seeing a good scrap whilst I have my breakfast!

Both of these codex are over tuned, Bard you need a tank commader with the vanquisher cannon, give him Knights of Piety my teammate ran it at adepticon and it was very very good.

What I’ve seen is how I feel playing against leagues just trying to put on a happy face for a very unfun army

Lol if horses were toughness 5 then they would have been the dominant species on earth instead of us :D

Ee'meer is how it as y in this matter would be pronounced as a e as in eat. Nice vid though.

Lol Rogal Dead!

Can Fletcher paint mine please :)

Ugh.... single rolling saves... I get it from a mechanic perspective but I HATE it because THAT always happens.

I wonder how much Chesthair the female Berserkers have ......... *shudders*

Hearth is pronounced like 'heart' but with a th at the end.

A guard list pretty similar to this (no RG but their Horse Leader guy, that MW bomb squad and some mortar teams) took out over 1000pts of my Necrons turn 1. They're disgusting if you ask me, they kill anything they look at. Only the resilience of Warriors kept the game interesting. He tabled me and the next two guys he played tldr: I don't think guard are well balanced

Votann 5++ invun for a whole army no downsides XD GW .. my favorite balance masters. I really hope blanket army wide invuns and auto wounding will not be a thing in 10th. 2 rounds of nerfs and dwarfs are still disgusting 😆😅

Guard with almost no infantry is lame, but that's the meta...

I also find your editing and production very ADHD friendly and I'm curious to see if anyone else does.

The personalities are over the top and annoying. But the game play is good.... Stop being so annoying and just go back to your basics